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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 39344, member: 636"]
The Teachers Council of Malawi will check schools next week. The group plans visits to Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu, and Zomba from Monday through Friday. Officials want to see if teachers have proper registration papers and if schools show payment records for the new school year. Grace Mphandamkoko sent the inspection notice to the education offices on May 21.

Elizabeth Kaliza Banda is a teacher in Lilongwe. She thinks the Teachers Council just wants money from struggling educators. Banda says the council acts like the Teachers Union of Malawi. Both groups hold fancy meetings at expensive lake resorts. She believes these organizations make lots of money from teacher fees. Primary teachers pay 25,000 kwacha for licenses, and secondary teachers pay 45,000 kwacha.

Banda wants government auditors to examine the Teachers Council first. She questions what happens to all the money they collect. The teacher thinks an independent review should happen before any school inspections. Officials could check if the council spends funds properly on teacher programs.
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